An Inclusive Litany

4/16/01

In the wake of the American Bar Association's long record of taking partisan positions on political questions such as abortion (for), the death penalty (against), needle-exchange programs (for), welfare reform (against), gay adoption (for), and the independent counsel law (for, until the Clinton administration, then against), President Bush ended the quasi-official role in vetting potential judicial appointments the group enjoyed for nearly 50 years.